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150437 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14460 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved 2011 xii, 66 p. : ill. (some col.) Doctoral Dissertation Academic theses Text eng Aboussouan, Eric Frakes, David Pipe, James Debbins, Joseph Towe, Bruce Arizona State University Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2011 Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-65) Field of study: Electrical engineering Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is limited in speed and resolution by the inherently low Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the underlying signal. Advances in sampling efficiency are required to support future improvements in scan time and resolution. SNR efficiency is improved by sampling data for a larger proportion of total imaging time. This is challenging as these acquisitions are typically subject to artifacts such as blurring and distortions. The current work proposes a set of tools to help with the creation of different types of SNR efficient scans. An SNR efficient pulse sequence providing diffusion imaging data with full brain coverage and minimal distortion is first introduced. The proposed method acquires single-shot, low resolution image slabs which are then combined to reconstruct the full volume. An iterative deblurring algorithm allowing the lengthening of spiral SPoiled GRadient echo (SPGR) acquisition windows in the presence of rapidly varying off-resonance fields is then presented. Finally, an efficient and practical way of collecting 3D reformatted data is proposed. This method constitutes a good tradeoff between 2D and 3D neuroimaging in terms of scan time and data presentation. These schemes increased the SNR efficiency of currently existing methods and constitute key enablers for the development of SNR efficient MRI. Electrical Engineering Medical Imaging and Radiology Deblurring Diffusion Imaging MRI SNR efficiency Electromagnetic noise Diagnostic imaging Brain--Magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain: enabling advances in efficient non-cartesian sampling